Patching hole in oil pan

Hi guys,
Never tried to patch an oil pan before, always just replaced the pan, but,
don't want to put any money into this thing before I sell it.
The hole is in the side of the pan, it's pin-sized and only drips when the

pan is full (5 qts) as it's rather high up. My thoughts are to drain the
oil pan, degrease the area, use a wire-wheel to remove the scale and then
use JB Weld to patch her up, then a light coating of silicone to finish the
deal.
Anyone ever done this? What did you do, and did it work?
Doc

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I would use the JB Weld, but skip the silicone, I don't see any bennefit of
it. Clean it good with some brake cleaner, and a light sanding may help
after you get the chunks off with the sandpaper. I have no doubt it will
work.
I have a 8 HP Tecumseh on a snowblower that I got cheap because the
connecting rod blew a hole in the block. I tore it down, polished the crank,
patched the block with JB and slapped it togather with a new rod and piston
rings. It has seen some pretty severe use for 12 winters now and is still
holding, although oil is starting to just seep a bit somewhere on the patch.
One day when I get ambitious I will pull the engine, clean it up and gie it
another coat of JB Weld.
Greg

Hey Doc.... I'll second what Greg says, I've done the JB repair to oil pans
several times and can tell you that if the leaky area is clean and dry when
you apply the JB weld it will not leak. I use spray paint over the repair
just to keep nearby areas from rusting through and leaking.
Bob

We Had a Caterpillar Bulldozer and it cracked in the bottom of the
transmission case we did not trust welding so we used good old JB Weld and
it has been hold for over 5 year now. On oil pan we used JB weld and
sometime we welded the hole shut sometime with metal patches.

It's gotta be oil free for epoxy to stick to the pan.
I did the pan on my '67 Caprice back in the '70's as it was cracked from
road debris and it held 'till the car went to the bone yard a few years
later. BTW is was on the motor when I did it.
Epoxies have come a long way since then. Go for it, I would.

I've not used JB Weld, but I have used Devcon plastic steel for such
purposes on Cat tractors in an open pit mining environment, and the product
held up well.
http://www.devcon.com/devconcatsolution.cfm?catid4

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